When taking on a massive trip like this, it is quite difficult to wrap my mind around certain things like . . . what exactly does 9 days of food look like?! - As well as the thought of having to carry that much for so many days.
9 Days will actually be the longest in the Sierras. All others will be 2 or 3 days . . . maybe 6 before I reach the next town to resupply. Many people have strategies that sound unthinkably energetic such as dehydrating every bit of food boxing and mailing the boxes to themselves along all the different available post offices for the next 5 months. This is good because you have stuff waiting for you - but bad cause what if it goes bad by then? What if you just don't want to stop in that town? What if you can't STAND ONE MORE BITE OF THAT AMAZINGLY POWERFUL GRANOLA BAR OF WONDER?!
- I plan on having mostly a town to town resupply. Just pick it up as I go - along with carrying my heavy 3 lb bag of Shakeology. I know me. . . and if I can just have this shake in the morning. . . I can make it through anything. There are probably some Ultra Light Die Hard Hikers rolling in their cuben fiber right now at the thought of my 3 lb baby.. . . But I need it. At least I think I do right now.
- I hear about pack shake downs that more experienced hikers do for NUBTARTS like me - and its pretty helpful . . but I have a bad feeling someone will try to convince me out of my Shakeology. . . and I must not allow that to happen! lol.
There will be a requirement that I carry a bear canister throughout the Sierras - so I will ask my Map Master Dave to please mail it to Kennedy Meadows along with other things I might think I need by then. - I also heard town resupply was kind of slim to nil in Washington so I'm still trying to figure out what I will do for that State.
Eitherway -
I met this super nice Army guy named Armando who happened to have an extra Bearvault 400.
After checking to make sure it is on the APPROVED Bear Canister list -- I said ok! HOW much?! He said just pay for shipping and its yours- just pay it forward sometime down the line.
- I was really shocked and amazed at how generous an offer it was. So I'm eagerly looking forward to seeing how heavy it will feel and deciding where I will try to strap this down to my pack.
It looks so big and heavy and tedious and annoying . . . much like all the feelings I have about carrying my pack. . . but the law is the law and I don't want to attract any scary beasts. I'm already somewhat disturbed by the fact there is no snow and the bears aren't happily sleeping in hibernation but instead wide awake and foraging!
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As you can see there will be quite a bit of HANDS ON TRAINING during this ADVENTURE - of which I have more than once stopped my crazed planning to ask myself. . . WHY am I going on this way out trip? Why am I wanting to put myself through it?
The answer is still:
I DON'T KNOW.
I MUST.
- ok shut up and keep planning.
So there it is . . . my amazing resupply strategy.
I have a list of all the towns along the way and how big or small the pickin's are.
I'm thinking I need to mail Dave a couple more bags of Shakeology but I've been holding off to see how this first 30 day supply goes for me.
EDIT - UPDATE:
IT ARRIVED. . . it is every bit as heavy and clunky as I expected it would be LOL
9 Days will actually be the longest in the Sierras. All others will be 2 or 3 days . . . maybe 6 before I reach the next town to resupply. Many people have strategies that sound unthinkably energetic such as dehydrating every bit of food boxing and mailing the boxes to themselves along all the different available post offices for the next 5 months. This is good because you have stuff waiting for you - but bad cause what if it goes bad by then? What if you just don't want to stop in that town? What if you can't STAND ONE MORE BITE OF THAT AMAZINGLY POWERFUL GRANOLA BAR OF WONDER?!
- I plan on having mostly a town to town resupply. Just pick it up as I go - along with carrying my heavy 3 lb bag of Shakeology. I know me. . . and if I can just have this shake in the morning. . . I can make it through anything. There are probably some Ultra Light Die Hard Hikers rolling in their cuben fiber right now at the thought of my 3 lb baby.. . . But I need it. At least I think I do right now.
- I hear about pack shake downs that more experienced hikers do for NUBTARTS like me - and its pretty helpful . . but I have a bad feeling someone will try to convince me out of my Shakeology. . . and I must not allow that to happen! lol.
There will be a requirement that I carry a bear canister throughout the Sierras - so I will ask my Map Master Dave to please mail it to Kennedy Meadows along with other things I might think I need by then. - I also heard town resupply was kind of slim to nil in Washington so I'm still trying to figure out what I will do for that State.
Eitherway -
I met this super nice Army guy named Armando who happened to have an extra Bearvault 400.
After checking to make sure it is on the APPROVED Bear Canister list -- I said ok! HOW much?! He said just pay for shipping and its yours- just pay it forward sometime down the line.
- I was really shocked and amazed at how generous an offer it was. So I'm eagerly looking forward to seeing how heavy it will feel and deciding where I will try to strap this down to my pack.
-
As you can see there will be quite a bit of HANDS ON TRAINING during this ADVENTURE - of which I have more than once stopped my crazed planning to ask myself. . . WHY am I going on this way out trip? Why am I wanting to put myself through it?
The answer is still:
I DON'T KNOW.
I MUST.
- ok shut up and keep planning.
So there it is . . . my amazing resupply strategy.
I have a list of all the towns along the way and how big or small the pickin's are.
I'm thinking I need to mail Dave a couple more bags of Shakeology but I've been holding off to see how this first 30 day supply goes for me.
EDIT - UPDATE:
White Pass is an easy resupply, right near trail. So is Stehekin. The others require a hitch. I'm trying to figure out the border to Trout Lakes section so I don't waste time hitching there. Heard it isn't easy.
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